Dorade by Kevin - FINISHED - Amati - 1/20 - renamed Dora - completed March 2021

[popeye the sailor]

haven't looked in,  in a while Kevin........she certainly has evolved into a beautiful vessel    the blue suits her well......love all the fittings!  you've really done a fabulous job here  

[Kevin]

23 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

haven't looked in,  in a while Kevin........she certainly has evolved into a beautiful vessel    the blue suits her well......love all the fittings!  you've really done a fabulous job here  

thank you Dennis, must think of a name for her soon, with being blue, i dont think Dorade is now suitable 

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

was hoping to complete the masts today, but binging on watching "The Crown" now 1/2 way through Season 4, 

 

then onto the the deck blocks

 

sorry about pictures on the side, all attempts to put upright are failing me

[Kevin]

On 2/19/2021 at 8:06 PM, Jim Lad said:

Catching up, Kevin.  She really looks first class!

 

John

thank you John

Edited February 20, 2021 by Kevin

[BobG]

25 minutes ago, Kevin said:

"The Crown" now 1/2 way through Season 4, 

I thought this was the best season yet.

[Kevin]

3 minutes ago, BobG said:

I thought this was the best season yet.

Agreed, perhaps it is because i is in my working life timeline 1970's onwards 

[Old Collingwood]

Superb work Kevin  - really really  nice.

 

Is this better  mate -

 

OC.

 

 

 

[Jim Lad]

She just keeps looking better and better.

 

John

[Kevin]

On 2/21/2021 at 4:58 AM, Jim Lad said:

She just keeps looking better and better.

 

John

Thank you

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

 

been a good day, took the Boi out on 3 walkies and never got wet once

as for the build,, the hull, masts and fittings are complete, other than two spars that are stowed on the deck, i might not bother with them

i had to scratch the fwd skylight, i remember removing them at the start of the build, put them in a safe place, but forgot where that place is, no doubt they will be found when the Amerigo comes back to the table later this week

 

 Deck blocks

skylights

 

and a few progress shots

[Kevin]

good evening everyone from a very windy Somerset, but dry, might even get some gardening done tomorrow

 

wrt the build the rigging has started, and the stays are going in its such a shame that the instructions are pants, going by the steps the brass runners go up the masts and are pinned into position, tonight i realise the stays go behind them lol ho hum

 

sorry for the crap photos, to get any detail in landscape i impossible as she is to large, when in portrait to picture turns 90 degrees 

 

Edited February 23, 2021 by Kevin

[Old Collingwood]

Very nice work Kevin, she is looking  a beaut.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

Thank you OC

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

took the build outside to get some better photos, and of course the wheelie bin, which i think has been in every log, but very windy here today and the build is very light, the standing rigging continues

[Jim Lad]

She continues to look very impressive, Kevin.

 

John

[Kevin]

good afternoon everyone

 

sails

 

the supplied material is washed in 70/30 water pva mixture and allowed to dry, this stops the material fraying

 

cutting the material to the 1/1 plans and drawing the seam lines in, these lines were then sewn over by the admiral,

reinforcing strips added i have done both sides

[Jim Lad]

You'd better watch out, mate, or your good Admiral might get the job of sewing sails for all the members on the forum! 

 

John

[Kevin]

good evening

 

@Jim Lad lol she is not going to let me forget that she helped me

 

tonight i managed to get the bottom of the after sail fixed to the trolley and put on a bolt rope, and for tonight just temp put it in place, im quite pleased the way it is turning out

i think the sails could do with cleaning up a bit, like removing the pencil marks

Edited February 26, 2021 by Kevin

[Old Collingwood]

Excellent work on the sails Kevin,    really finishes off the build.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

the after sail placement was easier than the main, in the end i removed the standing rigging and took the mast back out to fit, lines are now being reattached, and i am pleased the way she is going

the two forward sails are 5-% complete and hopefully will also be on within a few days

 

lovely nice day here so out in the sunshine for a couple of shots

 

[Kevin]

Good morning everyone

 

not much of an update, but all four sails are now attached,  hope to have then fully rigged within the next day and still on track to complete her this week

 

will be nice to get on with another project (Amerigo Vespucci) but will miss this as it was something very different for me

 

[popeye the sailor]

such superb progress on her Kevin.........the sails look awesome,  complimented by the fittings and rigging    is there to be a bow spirit?

[Jim Lad]

Those sails fit beautifully, Kevin.  Congratulations to the missus on a job really well done.

 

John

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

 

99.9% complete now 

hope to do a final reveal at the end of the week, after sorting the stand and final bits of rigging, oooooh and a sunny day to get a few outside shots, might even get the wheelie bin in 

[Old Collingwood]

That is looking Splendid Kevin.

 

OC.

[yvesvidal]

Superb model Kevin and so unusual in this beautiful blue. The sails are perfect and your lady did a fantastic job on these.

Dorade remains in my future project.... I still have to purchase the kit.

 

Yves

[Jim Lad]

Great stuff, Kevin.

 

John

[Kevin]

Good afternoon everyone

 

the stand has now been made up properly and mounted on a stained pine shelf

 

last night i finished a few last bits off, rope coils, safely rail and and the silly mounted navigation lights

 

the last thing i did was put the name on, which is Dora, as she bears very little resemblance to the real item

 

thank you to all those who have followed me

 

i will put some reveal phots in the gallery later

 

Thank you MSW for a lovely retirement gift

 

 

[Kevin]

reveal photos

 

[captain_hook]

A beautiful model. Nicely done.